This year's winners of Britain's Best Retailer Awards were announced at last Thursday's black-tie gala event and dinner...
Retailers and suppliers alike filled the Deansgate Suite at the Deansgate Hilton Hotel in Manchester to hear who had won each of the prestigious 11 awards. The night was brilliantly compered by Steve Furst who also announced and awarded the Gold winners in categories including, Britain's Best Hardware Retailer, Britain's Best Garden Retailer, Britain's Best Tool Retailer, Britain's Best Decor Retailer, Britain's Best Retail Website and Britain's Best Superstore Manager. A full list of winners is below.

Guests also dug deep into their pockets in support of the Rainy Day Trust, and contributed a total of £1,598.83 to the charity - equivalent to £2,046.50 when Gift Aid is taken into account.

RDT trustees were delighted with the donation, said Trust president Colin Petty. "Like many charities, the Rainy Day Trust has experienced a drop in income over the past couple of years, and it's been a real struggle to maintain the level of support for our beneficiaries. We're hugely grateful to the guests at the Britain's Best Retailer Awards dinner for their generosity."

For full coverage of all the winners see DIY Week November 19 - out on Friday.

Britain's Best Hardware Retailer

Gold: Bevans

Silver: Wrights Home Hardware
Silver: Nuline Builders Merchants

Britain's Best Tool Retailer

Gold: Isaac Lord

Silver: The Tool Shop

Britain's Best Décor Retailer

Gold: SAS Trade & DIY Centre

Silver: Leekes
Silver: Masseys

Britain's Best Security Retailer

Joint Gold: Saxon Security Locks
Joint Gold: Access Key & Lock

Silver: North West Keys
Silver: Dennis Security Centre

Britain's Best Garden Retailer

Gold: Fermoy's Garden Centre

Silver: Hayes Garden World
Silver: Scotsdales Garden Centre
Silver: Haskins Garden Centres

Britain's Best DIY Superstore Manager

Gold: Craig Herrett, Homebase

Silver: Maureen Milligan, B&Q
Silver: Godwin Allert, Focus
Silver: Andrew Kenwrick, Homebase

Britain's Best Multiple Housewares Retailer

Gold: Lakeland

Silver: Wilkinson
Silver: Kitchen Kapers

Britain's Best Independent Department Store

Gold: Snape Maltings

Silver: Pearsons
Silver: Camp Hopson
Silver: Philip Morris & Son

Britain's Best Cookshop

Gold: Trevor Mottram

Silver: Tewkesbury Cookshop
Silver: Cheltenham Kitchener
Silver: Cook to Perfection

Britain's Best Retail Website

Gold: Lakeland

Silver: B&Q
Silver: Homebase
Silver: Focus

Retail Shooting Star

Gold: Cooking Marvellous

Silver: Grosvenor Garden Centre
Silver: Haskins Garden Centres
Silver: Harts of Stur